# Accident 19920806029539A: Cessna 207A, Funter Pass, AK, August 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1992, 11:15 local time
- Place: Funter Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAJA
- Location: 58.5802° N, 134.7693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5802&lon=-134.7693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94AK-1993-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 295 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806029539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A PASS VFR FLEW INTO A CLOUD. MADE DESCENDING 180 AND STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA119), Aug 6, 1992: Cessna 207 (N94AK), Funter Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND HIS INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CLOUDS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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